Automobile-radiator.



lS. W. 000m. AUTOMOBILE RADIATOR.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 23, 1914.

L?, Patented IDec; 28, 1915.

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Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

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T 0 all whom t may concern Be it known that I, STANLEY W. CoON, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Germantown, in the county of Columbia and State of New York, have invented` certain new and useful Improvements in Automobile-Radiators, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to radiators for automobiles andthe like and has for its object the production of. a simple and etlicient means for creating the maximum amount of radiation forcooling water passing through the water jackets for an engine adapted to coperate therewith.

Another object of this invention is the production of' a simple and efficient means vfor removing the several portions of the radiator, and also for holding the radiating pipes in spaced relation for preventing the vibration of the pipes under the pulsations of the engine used in connection with the present invention.

With these and other objects in` View this invention consists of certain novel combinand arrangements of parts as will behereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a front elevation of a portion of the radiator, parts thereof being broken away and Vshown in section for the purpose of facilitating the illustration of the device. Fig. 2

' is a section taken on line 2-2, of Fig. 1

looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 3

is a detail perspective of one of the radiator sections. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective of still another of the radiator sections used in connection with the entrance and dischargev casings to behereinafter described. Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the entrance casing used in connection with the present invenpipes in spaced relation. Fig. 8 is al perspective view of the auxiliary portion of one of the braces used for holding the radiating pipes in spaced relation. Fig. 9 is an en- 'larged vertical section through one of the radiating pipes showing the manner in which one of the transverse rods is connected thereto'.

By referring to the drawings it will be Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented lIDec. 23., 1915.

Application filed April 23, 1914. Serial No. 833,952.

seen that the radiator is placed within the usual radiating casing 1 and comprises an entrance casing 2 carried near the top thereof, which casing carries the usual cap 3, which cap is threaded into the upper threaded neck 4 of the casing 2. The casing 2 is provided with an entrance opening 5 into which the supplypipe 6 passes, and this supply pipe 6 isbraced by means of a bracing rod 7 which is secured thereto by means of the ear 8, and this bracing rod 7'passes back to the dashboard or other securing place for bracing the pipe 6 near the outer end there after described. The primary radiating sections 13 are provided with head portions 14 which fit snugly in engagement with the face portions 9 of the casing 2 and are held in engagement therewith by means of suitable boits passing through the apertures 15 formed therein. '1 he primary sections 13 of the radiator are provided upon eachsid'e thereof with side faces 16, which side f aces are provided with enlarged openingsv 17 to constitute a passage to allow the water to pass therethrough or-'from one section to another. A plurality of openings 1S are formed in the respective ends of the primary sections 13 to allow the passage of a supporting rod 19 in order to anchor the sections 13 firmly together. Each of the sections l13 is provided with a plurality of spaced depending fiat tubular collars 20 which are adapted to be engaged by means of the spaced radiating .tubes 21 to be hereinafter fully described. It should be understood that between each of ,the vprimary sections 13 is feo placed an auxiliary circulating section 224 Iregistering with the primary section 13, and these sections 22 are provided with collars 20 similar tol-the primary sections 13 -as illustrated in Fig. 1. A -plurality of these auviliary radiating sections 22 are also connected to the side of the-two outer primary sections v 13V as illustrated in Fig. 1. In order that the radiating sections Amay conform .to the iio , lar to the base 14 ofthe'section 13. 'An

contour of the outer casing 1, the corner sections areformed slightly different from the `construction as illustratedand described relative to the primary and auxiliary secj, tions indicated by the numerals 13 and 22 respectively. Each corner section 23 is formed "in the following manner: The head portion 24 is curved upon one side thereof to producean inclined face 24, which inclined face terminates in a Hat bearing face 26 adapted "to connectwith the next adjacent section 23.

29 to receive the connecting bolts A28 of the 'next adJacent section. It should be understood that the last corner section may be bolted to the casing 1 in any suitable manner desired. V-

The lower end of the frame 1 carries. a

:plurality of radiating sections of similar construction tothe sections 13 and engages at each end a plurality of corner sections 31 of` similar construction to the radiating sections 23. The end radiating sections 30 are supported upon supporting blocks 32 simi- .outlet casingI 33 is employed upon the bot- Atom of the casing 1 andl communicates with a .plurality of primary sections 34 similar -to the primary sections 13 above mentioned,

and this casing 33 is formedof similar construction as that illustrated and described- 'relative to the casing 2, and is provided with anoutlet aperture 35 communicating with a return pipe 36 connected to the water jacket of the engine; It Sshouldbe understood that the casing 23 is placed slightly to the left of the center of the casing lso as to be out v .of the way yof the crank shaftfjorcrank 37 illustratedin Fig. 1. The opposite radiating sections of the radiator as illustrated in Fig. 1 are connected by means of spaced radiating 'pipes 21 as above described,'which spaced radiating pipesl 21 are preferably 'formed' elliptical -in cross-section so as to produce. the greatest amount of radiating a surface, and these pipesl are formed of a substantially corrugated structure lproducing a-Wave-like body passing from. the upy per radiating-sections to the lower radiating v sections. k Between each of the pairs of pipes 2 leading from the respective radiating sections isI placed a plurality of bracing vmembers 38 ,and 39. The primarybracing member 38 constitutes a substantially .corrugated body having oppositely extending and alternately pointed ends or edges 40 and grooved Aends 41. The grooved ends 41 of the corrugated bracing section 38 are adapted to receive the bent portions of the pipes 21 as 1s clearly illustrated in' ig. '1 of the drawings. The lpointed ends 40 are adapted to lit in the transversely extending substantially V-shaped pockets 42 of the auxiliary bracing member 39, whereas the transversely extending grooves 43 of the auxiliary portion 39 are adapted to receive the bent ',ortion of the next adjacent pipe,-thereby constituting an eiicient means for holdingthe pipes 2l-in an eiicient spaced relation, and also constituting an eflicie'nt means for bracing the same to prevent the pipes from vibrating under `the pulsation` of an engine. An additional means has also been provided for bracing the pipes 21 near the center thereof, which means comprises a plurality of transversely extending rods 44, each rod having a threaded end 45 upon which is threaded an end 46. The 1respective ends of the rods 44 pass through the substantially V-shaped blocks 47, which blocks t in the pockets formed by the corrugation of the pipe and constituting an efficient means for bracing the pipes and preventing the same `from bulging in the center portion thereof under the weight of the radiating sections supported thereby.V It should be understood that the rods 44 pass between the parallel pipes 21 which connect the oppositely respective radiating Sections. y

From the foregoing description it will be seen that a very simple and efficient means has been produced for eiiiciently bracing the radiating pipes,-and also connecting the several portions of the radiating sections together and thereby greatly adding to the radiating capacity of the radiator adapted to be carried by the front of an automobile or other vehicle.`

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is

` 1. A radiator of the class described comprising a plurality of end sections arranged in an upper and lower group, tubes connecting the opposite sections of said upper and lower group, said tubes providedwith alternate `)positely extending bowed portions throug lout the entire length thereof, a pair of bracing members interposed between each tube, one of said bracing members comprisling a substantially corrugated body having oppositely extending and alternately pointed and grooved ends, the other bracing member provided with oppositely` extending grooved ends, one set of grooved ends of said last-mentioned bracing member adapted to engage the pointed ends of the firstmentioned bracing member, and the grooved ends o said first-mentioned bracing member and the remaining grooved ends of the second bracing member adapted to engage the adjacent projecting ends of the adjacent vtubes for firmly holding the same in spaced relation.

`2. A radiator of the lclass described comprising a plurality 'of endsections arranged 130 een in en npger and loivergroup, tubes connecting the opposite sections of said upper and lower group, said tubes provided with alter- :zite o'ppositely extending bowed portions throughout the entire length thereof, a pair of bracing members interposed between each tube, one of seid bracing members comprise ing snbstentialiy 'corrugated body having oppositely extending and alternately pointed and grooved` ends, the other bracing member provided W'itlioppositely extending grooved ends, one set of grooved ends of' said last-mentioned bracing member adapted to engage the pointed'ends of the irstnientioned braein" member, and the grooved ends of said" rst-mentioned bracing mem,

gaging the endl bracing members for firmlyholding said. bracing members and tubes in a contact'relation.

ln testimony whereof I hereunto affix my' signature in presence of two witnesses.

STANLEY W. COON. iVitnesses:

RAYMOND T. HAWVER, i GEORGE H. TA'roR. 

